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2019 Cardinals training camp preview: The OLBs

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Next up in our positional previews for the Arizona Cardinals as they begin training camp are the outside linebackers. This group is a mostly veteran group with some young talent at the back end of the position.

Let us review the players, the expectations, the questions and the outlook for the position.

The players

There are six outside linebackers on the roster:

Chandler Jones: He enters his eighth NFL season and fourth with the Cardinals.

Terrell Suggs: This will be Year 17 for the future Hall of Famer and his first with the Cardinals.

Brooks Reed: This is Reed’s ninth season in the league and first with the team.

Vontarrius Dora: He is technically a first-year player, although he has been in the league since 2016. This will be the third season with the Cardinals.

Cameron Malveaux: He has only one credited year in the league but this is his third year and second with the Cardinals.

Pita Taumoepenu: Also with only one credited season in the league, he spent the last two years with the 49ers and now is in his first year with the Cardinals

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